Hey, Nimrod Stevens, it's not whether it was an extreme felony or "anything like that" it's that you concealed it when you should have reported it.

Geez, and you're a federal lawmaker?

Posted at August 6, 2008 6:11 PM in response to Stevens Calls Charges Against Him "Not Some Extreme Felony"

I wouldn't put it past Bush and Cheney to have covertly arranged the anthrax attacks. There are too many holes in this story just as there were the 9-11 "official" government position.

Posted at August 4, 2008 5:19 PM in response to Former FBI Agent Says White House Pressured Bureau To Blame Anthrax On Bin Laden, Al Qaeda

Good on Congressman Ellison -- he seems to know the US Constitution and what rule of law means.

/snark on -- Of course, he's the godless heathen unchristian who took his oath of office on a Koran /snark off.

Posted at July 24, 2008 7:27 PM in response to Ellison Slams von Spakovsky Over Disenfranchised Nuns and U.S. Attorneys

No matter who is elected "president" I think David Iglesias should be appointed as the next DOJ AG.

This man is sharp as hell and has a sense of morals and ethics.

Posted at April 14, 2008 7:35 PM in response to Fired U.S. Attorney: Use of FBI to Contact Jurors "Smells of Intimidation"

I absolutely agree that the biggest problem this country has now, and for a long time, is due to arrogance.

For whatever reasons, there are people who will always believe, usually wrongly, that they know what is best for EVERYONE else. To that end, they then expect EVERYONE else to live up to their sense of morality or right and wrong, or good and evil.

They refuse to understand that because a certain position or ideology "works" for them, it doesn't follow that that ideology "works" for everyone else.

There is NOT one single of us, whether individually or as a "collective" culture, that has the answers that will work for everyone else. We HAVE to respect the fact that other people's cultures and beliefs may work for them, while not necessarily working for us.

Whenever "we" try to force our POV down someone else's throat, the only thing that is guaranteed to happen is that they will resent it and rebel against it.

This is precisely what is happening in Iraq. We also need to put ourselves into the position that we choose to other people in. What would we do if we were invaded by either Russia or China (harkening back to the red-commie scare I grew up with)? We would fight like hell, do whatever dirty things we think necessary to expel them and to get our lifestyle back.

To expect the Iraqi people to just roll over and play dead is nothing short of arrogant and stupid, and non-productive.

It breeds resentment and hostility and unknown damage to all involved -- particularly the perpetrators -- in the case of Iraq, the Bush Administration and each and every one of their cheerleaders.

Posted at August 9, 2007 9:21 AM in response to Ugly American Conservatism

You know what? No matter what the Congress would be able to do (considering the lack of non-partisan support by the Republicans) nothing will make any difference.

The bottom line is this: Bush has already proven he doesn't give a G.D. what the written law says is legal and isn't legal.

If he doesn't like the law or he disagrees with it he'll just exert his "unitary executive privilege/authority" and interpret it the way HE wants to so he can continue to do WHAT he wants.

No amount of written laws will make a difference.

That argument didn't work for Nixon, but with the compliant and loaded ideological judges who have made it to not only the USSC but also to the federal courts the scales are tipped enough so that the Bushies have complete control over the Justice Department and rule of law no longer exists.

Let's not delude ourselves people. The Republikonutzis decided a long, long time ago that they are of the mindset that operates on: Do as I say, not as I do.

I don't mean to sound so pessimistic, but we need to face reality. Bush's actions are what we must judge him on not what he says.

Posted at August 9, 2007 6:40 AM in response to The Senate Has a Warrant to Stand Up

Larry,

Once again, you nailed it and so hilariously. I truly LOVE outraged snark and have a tendency to engage in it myself at times.

I have gut feelings a lot, too. Usually it means I have to go to the bathroom and use the loo. Seriously, though, is the best that Chertoff can come up with -- a gut feeling -- wonder where that ranks with Dubya's looking into Pootie's eyes and seeing his soul.

Frankly, I haven't believed word one out of these guys from the git-go. In fact, I knew before 2000 if they were elected we were going to be in for a lot of trouble. Started out with the fudging of Bush's military service, followed by Cheney's making a quick flight to Wyoming to "register" as a voter there -- so he could run as Bushie's VP candidate. People who will do this from the git-go have serious credibility problems.

BTW, when you were in the intel field, did you ever hear of LTG Sidney T (Tom) Weinstein? He was a biggie at the Pentagon, DA -- Intel. If you did know him, he passed away about a month ago. He was my Commander at Ft. Bragg and I had the privilege to work directly for him. In fact, he promoted me to E5, and upon my discharge, awarded me my ARCOM and GC Medals.

Good man.

Posted at July 11, 2007 12:42 PM in response to Terrorist Crock of Crap, Part Deux

I didn't think it was possible but it happened -- he was even worse today than he was last time.

I roared out loud when he was asked if the WH had anything to do with deciding who should be fired -- and he said no, because the administration had said publically they had nothing to do with it.

Posted at May 10, 2007 4:46 PM in response to Open Thread: Gonzo Heads to the House

With such a small majority in both Houses of Congress, it seems naive to expect sweeping legislation. I agree with others who state that the Democratic Party is now effectively acting as a huge "speed bump" for the total control of a totalitarian "democracy" and the advancement of Bushie's "unitary executive" concept of governance, enabled by the Pubbies for the past six years.

We are now seeing many oversight hearings that have been woefully neglected for the past six years. The very dirty laundry is finally being aired in public, and likely is going to tarnish the Christofascist patina for decades.

It will take significant swinging of the pendulum for sanity and common sense to return, but slowly our country is coming back.

I'm watching Gonzo's testimony right now and he's even more of a disaster this time around than he was before.

Posted at May 10, 2007 9:32 AM in response to DC Talks, States Act

John,

My understanding is the same as yours -- that when the UN INSCOM inspectors were readmitted into Iraq 2002 they were:

1. Allowed access to previously "off-limits" areas.
2. They were, indeed, inspecting the sites proferred by the administration and found nothing there.

I also remember Rummy's comment at the time: "We know where the WMD are -- they are north, south, east and west of ..." Sure, they knew "exactly" where they were.

For whatever reason/s I have yet to comprehend, this administration did not WANT to inspections a chance to determine the truth.

That is criminal, irresponsible, and an abomination to all citizens and taxpayers of the USA.

Posted at April 30, 2007 8:50 AM in response to Letter to George Tenet